Thank-you Mailbox 2013

-Thank you for all your Clayton County work! ... Ron in Wisconsin
-Thank you for your good work on this project .... Steve in Wisconsin
-Thank you for this website! ... Ann in Arizona
-Thanks so much! ... Metta, California
-I appreciate the work you do and have done. I am pleased that you've made this information available.... Sterns W., Tacoma, WA
-Wow - lots of stuff to go through on this website. Good job! ... Kate & Joe, Wisconsin
-Accept my thank-you note as a small gesture to let everyone involved in your website know how much we appreciate finding a place where family information is available without cost or a subscription..... Art & Minnie, South Dakota
-I was pleased to find so much information on this website. Thank-you..... Cathy in Iowa
-Thank-you so much for a well put together website. I've just started my search, but have already found information I did not know about my family. Please let all of your volunteers know how much I appreciate everything..... Sam L., Michigan

December 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS
*New! Guttenberg City cemetery: 2013 cemetery index by Jessica Klein - includes the cemetery Plat Book records & much more - Jessica worked on the records for over a year, undertaking it as a community service project (12/05/2013)
*Cemeteries that have been updated in December: Apostolic, Clayton, Highland, Hill Crest, East Side (Elkader), Marion, City, Norway, Pleasant Grove, Sacred Heart (Volga), Strawberry Point, St. Paul (Monona), St. John (Luana)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT (GPP)
*Civil War soldier gravestone photos -surnames Howard, Lawrence, Mahoney, Mitchell, Partch, Saterlee & Stockton, Eastside cemetery, Elkader; Butts, Giard cemetery; and Brooks, Brown, Buck, Carmack, Culver (2), Ecker, Foster, Douglass, Drummond, Hatfield, James, Jones (2), Peck, Peterson, Ryan, Saacke & Sparks, Pleasant Grove cemetery were shared by Steve Hanken (12/29 - 12/31)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Kuenzel-Eckart, 1942 (from S. Ferrall 12/08/13)
*Added to compiled anniversaries: Vullgraf, 50th and Schmitt, 50th (photo) both 1943 (from S. Ferrall 12/7 & 12/11/13)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated the Civil War database - added the names of/or service data for soldiers H. Brooks, R. Brown, O. Buck, C. Butts, S. Carmack, D. Culver, R. Culver, D. Drummond, J. Ecker, G. Douglass, C. Foster, K. Halvorsen, M. Hatfield, F.J. Howard, C. James, G.C. Jones, W.L. Jones, H.J. Lawrence, E. Mahoney, D. Mitchell, W. Partch, J. Peck, J.A. Peterson, E. Ryan, W. Saacke, Wm Saterlee, A. Sparks, E.D. Stockton & P. Tromblee - from Steve Hanken (12/29 - 12/31)
*Updated the Civil War database - added information to the entry of William O. Hill - from Deb Ann Hamernick (12/28)
*Updated the World War I Honor Roll, added Leslie Smith - (coordinator 12/28)
*Added more records of the soldiers of the 21st Iowa Volunteers, surnames: Ray, Snedigar, Spangler (2), Stoddard, Tallcott, Tharp, Thurber & Treadwell - from Carl Ingwalson (12/14)
*Updated the World War II Honor Roll, several names & info. were added throughout December - (coordinator 12/1-12/28)

OBITUARIES - obits posted in December have been contributed by Constance Diamond, Sharyl Ferrall, Reid R. Johnson & Mary Durr

October & November 2013

BIOGRAPHIES - misc (surnames A-J * K-Z)
*Biography of Dr. John Walter & The Walter Family Band was contributed by Lyn Lysne (10/30)
*Biography of Henry Noble was contributed by Lyn Lysne (10/12)

CEMETERY RECORDS - work is in progress to update the burials in Clayton co. cemeteries, but it will take a long time! If you've walked a cemetery in Clayton county or have access to a plot map or other burial records please contact the coordinator. Cemeteries updated to date in October & November are: Apostolic/Dunkard, Council Hill, County Home, East Clermont Lutheran, Eastside (Elkader), Farmersburg-Wagner, Giard, Hillcrest, Marion Lutheran, Mederville, Monona City, Mt. Olivet, Norway, Pleasant Grove, Strawberry Point, St. Joseph's (Garnavillo) & St. Patrick (Monona) - (coordinator throughout October & November)
*New! A burial list for the Garretson cemetery was contributed by Rita Goranson (10/30)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT (GPP)
*Gravestone photos from Greenhill cemetery were shared by Cheryl Moonen (10/26)
*Several gravestone photos from Immaculate Conception cemetery were shared by Loras Gassman (10/08)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTERS
*1943 officers of the Luana Creamery were added to the Creamery Directory - from S. Ferrall (11/28)

DOCUMENTS - misc.
*New! Gill Church's Store - 80 Years in McGregor, news article, 1945 - from S. Ferrall (11/28)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Contributed to compiled marriages: Chapin-Stoneman,1877 - from Joy Moore

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! World War II Honor Roll, added lots of names, including many women who served from Clayton county - (coordinator 11/26-28)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in October & November were contributed by Connie Ellis, Reid R. Johnson, Lyn Lysne, S. Ferrall & Renae Hodgin

September 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS - work is in progress to update the burials in Clayton co. cemeteries, but it will take a long time!
*Cemeteries that have been updated in September: Clayton, Farmersburg-Wagner, Hillcrest, Guttenberg City, East Side, Marion Lutheran, Clayton Center, Strawberry Point, Pleasant Grove, St. John's (Luana), Monona City & Council Hill

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*20+ gravestone photos from Brown cemetery were shared by Jim Steele SR (09/06)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled anniversary records: Mr. & Mrs. Fred K. Orvis, 50th, 1943 - from S. Ferrall (09/16/13)
*Added to compiled anniversary records: Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Lenth, 70th (includes photo) - from Renae Hodgin (09/02/13)
*Added to compiled marriages: Clark-Kennedy, 1876; Huntting-Cory, 1876; Nichols-Adams, 1876; Falb-Walters, 1894; Houg-Meyer, 1894; Stearns-Gulsvig, 1906 and Schultz-Radloff, 1916 - from Joy Moore, Reid R. Johnson, Renae Hodgin & a volunteer (throughout Sept.)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! World War II Honor Roll, added info. for Leonard Duster & Douglas White - from S. Ferrall (09/21)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in September have been contributed by Robert Young, Reid Johnson, Sharyl Ferrall & Renae Hodgin

PHOTO ALBUM
*Updated! Kohls family album, adding a .pdf file "The Family History of John & Tamar Kohls and Jacob & Massey Cumley" - from Joye Kohl (09/17)
*Photo of the Clayton Center Germania Band, 1900, was added to the Clayton Center photos page - from Renae Hodgin (08/02/13)
*Photo of the Turkey River bridge was added to the vintage Garber photos page - from Hank Zaletel (08/02/13)

SCHOOL RECORDS
*New! Clayton County Annual Spelling Contest, ca1937-1944 - from Connie Ellis (09/18)

August 2013

BIOGRAPHIES - 1916
*Added 12 biographies from the 1916 Clayton County History: Radach, Regan, Reichart, Reidel, Reierson, Reimer (2), Reinecke (2), Reuschel, Richards & Ries - from S. Ferrall (08/21)

CEMETERY RECORDS - work is in progress to update the burials in Clayton co. cemeteries, but it will take a long time!
*Cemetery pages that have been updated in August: East Side, East Clermont Lutheran, St. John's/Dittmer, St. Patrick (Monona), St. Paul (Monona), St. John (Luana), Monona City, First Evangelical (McGregor), Garnavillo City, Guttenberg City, Ceres, Union, Bethel, Pleasant Grove, Farmersburg-Wagner, St. Joseph (Garnavillo), Hillcrest, Sacred Heart (Volga City) & Strawberry Point

DOCUMENTS - misc.
*Naturalization of Conrad Schlein - from S. Ferrall (08/26)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Bente-Christofferson, Borcherding-Kugel, Land-Gordanier, Schroeder-Engelhardt, Kruse-Nevermann & Swenson-Lindroth - from Reid R. Johnson (8/15 & 8/26)
*Added to anniversary records: Mr. & Mrs. Dennis Liddy, 50th Anniv. - from S. Ferrall (8/4/13)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! World War I Honor Roll, added Pvt Ervin/Erwin Schultz - from Reid R. Johnson (08/28)
*Updated! World War II Honor Roll, added photos and/or news articles for Barnetta Durr & Larry McGuire - from S. Ferrall (08/26)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in August have been contributed by Roger, Lembke, Mary Durr, Sharyl Ferrall & Reid R. Johnson

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Renae (Radloff) Hodgin, daughter of Harold Radloff, who was born to Frederick and Minnie (Behrens) Radloff in Elkader, has registered surnames Radloff & Behrens as her research interests (08/21)

July 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS - work is in progress to update the burials in Clayton co. cemeteries, but it will take a long time!
*New! St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery, Garnavillo - cemetery section map & burial survey - from Jessica Klein (7/16/13)
*Cemeteries that have been updated in July: East Side (Elkader), Luana (rural), Monona City, Norway, Pioneer Catholic, Sacred Heart (Volga), St. Paul (Monona), Union (Littleport) & Illyria (Fayette co.)

CHURCH RECORDS
*New! McGregor German Presbyterian church history 1862-1914 - from S. Ferrall (7/17/13)
*New! Strawberry Point Methodist church history 1854-1966 -from S. Ferrall (7/8/13)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*10 additional photos gravestones in Mt. Harmony cemetery - contributed by Jean Maurer (7/2/13)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Goetz-Diamond, 1923; Johanningmeier-Backhaus, 1918; Lenth-Gruel, 1918; Mohrmann-Hinsch, 1918; Madorin-Brandt, 1923 & Winter-Miene, 1923 - from Reid R. Johnson (7/17/13 & 7/31/13)

OBITUARIES - obits posted in July have been contributed by Sharyl Ferrall, Connie Ellis, Reid R. Johnson & Mary Durr

June 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS
*New! Gravestone survey of the St. John's/Nehaus/Dittmer cemetery, recorded May 2013 - contributed by Jessica Klein
*Cemeteries that have been updated in June: Mt. Harmony, Luana City, St. John's Lutheran (Luana), East Clermont Lutheran, Monona City, St. Patrick (Monona), Farmersburg-Wagner, Pleasant Grove, Council Hill, Strawberry Point, St. Paul (Monona), Guttenberg City and Grand Meadow.

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Photos of Baxter & Smith gravestones in Mt. Harmony cemetery - contributed by Jean Maurer (6/30/13)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Wirkler-Fonda, 1920 & Oldag-Welzel, 1913; and updated the previously posted Orr-Kane,1920 marriage with another notice giving the bride's surname as Kean - from Reid R. Johnson (6/5/13 & 6/18/13)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*Updated! Records of the soldiers of the 21st Iowa Volunteers, adding Moody, Palmer, Phelps, Presho & Pugh - from Carl Ingwalson (06/25/13)
*Ripley Hale & Samuel Knickerbocker - CW soldiers who served in the 21st Iowa & the US Navy - from Eric Starnes (06/25/13)
*WWII Honor Roll was updated with info. & photos for Harold Knoke - contributed by Joel Bankes (6/24/13)
*WWII Honor Roll was updated with a photo of Arnold J. Thompson's gravesite in Normandy American cemetery - contributed by Mike Riley

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in June have been contributed by Reid R. Johnson, Sharyl Ferrall, Mary Durr, Richard O'Brien & Joel Bankes
*Another obituary for David Schuldt, 1909-1920, was added to the original posting, it corrects the surname from Schultz - from Reid R. Johnson

May 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Clayton Center / Zion, Council Hill, East Clermont, Farmersburg/Wagner, First Evangelical, Grand Meadow, Highland, Monona City, National, Norway, Pleasant Grove, St. Paul, St. Patrick, Strawberry Point, St. Joseph's Catholic, St. Sebald and Wagner twp./UB cemeteries have been recently updated from obits, gravestone inscriptions & Allamakee county Death Records (through-out May)

CHURCH RECORDS
*New! Photo of the Emerson church, Mallory twp. - from Helen Jennings (5/14/13)

DOCUMENTS - misc.
*Col. Dale Walters, Auctioneer, Retires, 1983 news article & photo - from Helen Jennings (5/13/13)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Burnham-Burdick, 1915; Folsom-David, 1915; Jacobia-Munger, 1914; Krambeer-Eggert, 1915; Kuhse-Sauessig, 1915 & Folsom-David, 1915 - contributed Reid R. Johnson (May 1, 12 & 14)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in May have been contributed by Roger Lembke, Joy Moore, Reid R. Johnson, Sharyl Ferrall, Mary Durr & Richard O'Brien

PHOTO ALBUM
*Updated - Fenchel Family Album, added 2 family photos - from Bob Fenchel (05/13/13)
*Updated - Walters Family Album, added 2 family photos - from Helen Jennings (05/13/13)

April 2013

BIOGRAPHIES "Who's Who in Iowa" 1940
*Added the biography of Msgr. James Patrick Taken - from S. Ferrall (04/29/13)

CEMETERY RECORDS
*The burial list for Houg / Mork cemetery has been updated with additional burials & corrections to the previous records - from 'Gemini' (04/17/13)
*Council Hill, Farmersburg-Wagner, Grand Meadow, Highland Lutheran, Luana City, Monona City, Pleasant Grove, Sacred Heart (Volga), St. John's (Luana), St. Patrick's (Monona), St. Paul's (Monona), Strawberry Point, St. Wenceslaus, United Brethren/Wagner twp. cemeteries have been updated from obits, gravestone inscriptions & Allamakee county Death Records (updated throughout April)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Existing gravestones in the Houg / Mork cemetery have been photographed by 'Gemini' (4/17/13)
*Gravestone photos for St. Wenceslaus (St. Vincent's) cemetery have been contributed by Jym Montgomery

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Aanes-Nelson, 1912; Gunderson-Nelson, 1912; Hoffa-Clark, 1910; Kinsel-Meyer, 1919; Knuth-Becker, 1912; Looney-Dunn, 1912; Snyder-Schroeder, 1899 & Somerville-Mumby, 1868 - contributed by Bill Waters & Reid R. Johnson (4/15, 4/21 & 4/29/2013)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in April were contributed by Constance Diamond, Reid R. Johnson, Sharyl Ferrall, Judy Holthaus and Mary Durr & Richard O'Brien

PHOTO ALBUM
*The Elkader Photos page has been updated with 2 vintage photos from the Florine Hansel estate: view of Elkader, 1852 & the original Turkey river bridge in 1867 - contributed by Helen Jennings (4/15/13)

March 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Apostolic, Council Hill, Farmersburg/Wagner, Giard, Highland Lutheran; Luana City, Marion Lutheran, Monona City, Moody, Norway, Pleasant Grove, St. Johns Lutheran, St. Patrick, St. Paul Lutheran, St. Paula & Zion cemeteries have been updated from obits, gravestone inscriptions & Allamakee county Death Records - from S. Ferrall & Richard O'Brien (on-going March 2013)

DIRECTORIES & GAZETTERS
*New! Clayton co. Mills - photos of the Osterdock Milling Company & the Mederville Mill - from Helen Jennings (3/29/13)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Marovet's gravestone photos have been contributed for St. Patrick's cemetery, Monona - from Jym Montgomery (3/12/13)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Bunt-McNally, 1894, Morrison-Sheehy, 1890 & Willman-Lytle, 1894 - from Reid R. Johnson (3/7/13 & 3/13/13)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*WWI Honor Roll updated with additional info. & photos for Edgar Asmus - contributed by Terry Sargent (3/22/13)
*New! A page honoring Clayton county Vietnam War veterans has been created! Compiled by Reid R. Johnson, the casualty list is now online with names, misc. info. and obituaries. The page will be expanded to include names of all who served - researchers are encouraged to submit names, photos & other information for the veteran they'd like to have included. (03/6/13)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in March were contributed by: volunteers Sherri, Mary Durr, Bill Waters, Reid Johnson & S. Ferrall.
*Additional information has been added to the previously posted obit of Edna C. Spiker- from Richard O'Brien (3/11/13)

PHOTO ALBUM
*New! Harbaugh family album - contributed by Helen Jennings (03/19/13)
*Updated! Vintage Elkport & Garber photos, new photos were added to each page - contributed by Helen Jennings (03/11/13)
*Moyna Family album was updated with family info. - from Judy Moyna (03/09/13)
*Fenchel Family album, added a photo of Fred John Fenchel - from Bob Fenchel (03/06/13)
*Updated! Osterdock photos, three new photos were contributed by Helen Jennings (03/03/13)

SURNAME REGISTRY
*Robert 'Bob' Fenchel has registered his surname interest Fenchel. Be sure to also check out his new Fenchel Family Album in the photo section.

February 2013

BIOGRAPHIES - misc (surnames A-J * K-Z)
*Biography of Benjamin Franklin Spalding / Spaulding - contributed by Ron Harris (02/26/13)

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Apostolic, Clayton Center, Council Hill, East Clermont Lutheran, Giard, Grand Meadow, Guttenburg City, Luana City, Monona City, National, Norway, Pleasant Grove, St. Johns Lutheran, St. Patrick, St. Paul Lutheran, St. Vincent's & Zion Lutheran cemeteries were updated from obits, gravestone inscriptions & Allamakee county Death Records - from S. Ferrall & Richard O'Brien (throughout Feb. 2013)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Arnold-Foley, 1898; Bayless-Harris, 1900; Proudfoot-Hofer, 1893; Randall-Zimmerman, 1875; Sebastian-McNeil, 1920; Shrody-Kister, 1898; Sutcliffe-Welsh, 1896; Weihe-Zieman, 1912 - from Reid R. Johnson (02/17/13 & 02/25/13)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*New! A page honoring Clayton county Korean War veterans has been created! Suggested by Reid R. Johnson, the casualty list is now online with names, misc. info., obits and some photos. The page will be expanded to include names of all who served - researchers are encouraged to submit names, photos & other information for the veteran they'd like to have included. (02/25/13)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in February were contributed by: Erlene Best, Mary Durr, Helen Jennings, S. Ferrall, Reid Johnson, K. L. Kittleson, Ken Wright & Richard O'Brien.
*A photo was added to the previously posted obituary of Larry D. Welch - by Reid R. Johnson (2/22/13)

PHOTO ALBUM
*Updated! Hansel family, Thein family, Jennings (pg 1) family albums - from Helen Jennings (02/11/2013 & 02/17/13)
*New! Northeast Iowa Hills, A Pictorial Guide to Clayton county - from Errin Wilker (02/05/2013)

SURNAME REGISTRY
-Elizabeth Drake Wilson is researching the Drake family in Clayton county.

January 2013

CEMETERY RECORDS
*Updated in January: Council Hill, Clayton Center, East Clermont, Eno, Farmersburg-Wagner, Guttenburg City, Hillcrest, Immaculate Conception, Monona City, National, Sacred Heart (Volga), St. John's (Luana) & St. Paul's (Monona) - many of the updates are from Richard O'Brien from Allamakee county Death Records

DOCUMENTS - misc.
*1959 News Tidbits and 1959 Music Festival Winners - contributed by Errin Wilker (1/29/13)

GRAVESTONE PHOTO PROJECT
*Gravestone photos from East Side, Elkader and Garnavillo (new) cemeteries were contributed by a researcher (01/22/13)
*Several photos of gravestones in Eastman cemetery have been contributed by Ron Harris (01/01/2013)

MARRIAGE RECORDS
*Added to compiled marriages: Walter-Brandt, 1908 - from Reid R. Johnson (01/29/13)

MILITARY & OTHER SERVICE RECORDS
*A photo & info. for Martin P. Stearns has been added to his entry on the Civil War Honor Roll - from his gg-granddaughter Wanda Huisman (1/22/13)
*Project completed! All of the WWI discharges from Misc. 1 group have been transcribed - from Constance Diamond (project complete 01/08/13)
*Added a photo of Harrison Whitlock to his entry on the Civil War Honor Roll - from his g-granddaughter Paula Whitlock O'Donnell (01/08/13)

OBITUARIES - Obits posted in January were contributed by: Errin Wilker, S. Ferrall, Mary Durr, Richard O'Brien & Kermit Kittleson.
-Additional info. was added to the obituary of Ellen M. Diamond - from Connie Ellis (01/31/13)
-A more complete obituary of Basil J. Douglas was added to a previously posted death notice - from S. Ferrall (01/30/13)

PHOTO ALBUM
*New! Fenchel family album - from Bob Fenchel